Multiple-hanger support



Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,927.

J. A. PYPER. MULTIPLE HANGER SUPPORT. FILED NOV. i8 192!- H6711. 3) F76-/6 3' I 2\ E 30 17 r -M 1i S s I 3/ z 3.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES 1,446,927 PATENT OFFICE.

' JOHN A. IPYPER, or LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

MULTIPLE-HANGER surronr.

Application filed November 18, 1921. Serial No. 516,172. f

To all whom it may concern. Be it known that I, JOHN A. PYPER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Long Beach, in the county, of LosAngeles and State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Multiple-Hanger Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to clothes hangers particularly designed, althoughnot necessarily, for use in conjunction with wardrobe trunks, and apurpose of my invention is the provision of a novel form of trouserorskirt hanger, and a support for sustaining a plu-' rality of suchhangers in proper position within a wardrobe trunk.

I will describe one form of hanger and one form of support, eachembodying my invention, and then point out the novel features in claims.

In the accompanying drawings, j

Figure 1 is a view showing in front elevation a portion of a wardrobetrunk having applied thereto one form of hanger and support therefor,each embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2' of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4of Fig; 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1. r

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a slightly modified form ofstopping means for the support.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view showing in top plan one of thehangers'shown; in

Figs. 1 and 3.

Similar reference characters refer to simi lar parts in each of theseveral views. I Referring specifically to the drawings, my invention,in its present embodiment, comprises a support designated generally at Sdesigned for the purpose of supporting a plurality of skirt or trouserhangers deslgnated generally at H in the same horizontal plane within awardrobe trunk. This support, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 2,comprises aU-shaped bracket 15 which is adapted to be secured totheinner, side of a wardrobe trunk as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Theopposite ends of the bracket 15 receive the ends of a pintle or pivotpin 16 upon which are ivotally mounted a plurality of arms 17. ach armis of substantially U form with its free ends provided with suit;

able openings for receiving the pin 16 so that the arm as a unitis'supported for swinging movementin horizontal plane. As clearly shownin Fi 2, the intermediate or vertical-portionq of each arm is ofthe samedimension, but the parallel portions 17 progressively increase in lengthfrom the innermost'arm' to the outermost arm with such portions providedwith the necessary inclination so that their extremities can be mounteduponthe pin 16. All

except the innermost'arm are formed with shoulders 17 which allow of theaccommodatlon of the portion 17? of the adjacent arm so that all of suchportions aredisposed in one and the same horizontal plane.

In the applied position of the support as shown in Figs. land 2,"any onea rm.17 is capable of belng swung from a position contiguous andparallel to the adjacent end wall of'the trunk outwardly to an angularposition to permit the applicationor removal of the corresponding hangerH. To limit this outward swinging movement, the bracket 15 isprovidedwith'a lip 18 which provides a stopagainst which the extremities ofthearm are adapted to abut as they are swung outwardly. v j

In Fig. 6 I have shown afslightly modified form of bracket in which thelip 18 is dispensed with, and theextremitiesof the several arms areprovided with anv angular portion 19 adapted to engage the verticalportion of the bracket 15 when the arms are in fully extended positionthereby defining I the outermost positions of the arms.

It is also desirable, and in fact necessary,

formed in the adjacent arm thereby limiting the inward swinging movementof such arm.

In other-words, that arm encompassing or surrounding the adjacent armcarries the stop pin 20 and thus limits the inward movement of such arm.It willof course be noted that the inward movement of the innermost armis limited b virtue ofthebracket As illustrate to advantage in Fig. 7

each hanger H comprises a pair of strips of wood or the like 22 rivetedat one of can be separated to allow the insertion of skirts or trouserstherebetween, and after the garment has been applied they can becontracted so asto clamp the garment by latch ring 26 swingingly mountedon a plate 27 and adapted to engage a hook or projection 28. As shown inFig. 1, the hangers may carry an eye'29adapted to receive the hook 30of'a conventional form of coat hanger 31. y I

In the applied position of any one hanger H to any one arm 17, the-upperend of the pin 25 is insertable in an opening 32 of the arm, while thelower end isinsertablc in a slot 33 of the same arm, By so associatingthe'pin with th'earm, the hanger as a unit is supported for swingingmovement upon the arm so as to facilitate the appli-' cation or removalo'l ga'rments to and from the hanger.

In the application of the support S and the several hangers H to awardrobe trunk, it is preferable that astrip 34; be secured to the innerside of the trunk and at that side opposite from the support S. Thisstrip 34 is designed to support the free ends of the several 'hange'rs'Hat the same time per mitting of the free outwardswingingmovement of thehange s for obvious purposes. By virtue of the construction of theseveral arms 17, it will be clear that all of the hangers H arecapable'of bein-g swung to a point exteriorly or the trunk, itbeingparticularly noted that'thef hangers-can be swung independently ofthe arms. The construction of the support and hangers manifestly rendersit possible of their application to wardrobe trunks of standard form orto the usual construction of box trunks, thus converting the latter intoa wardrobetrunk.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of hanger andone form of support each embodj' ing my invention, it is tobe-u'nderstoo'd that various changes and modifications may bemade hereinwithout departing from the spirit theinvention the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims.

What I claim is: v

1. In" combination, a support comprising a plurality of arm'sprogressively increasing in length and mounted to swing about a commonaxis, hangers each including a pivot pin, and a slot and opening'in eachof said arms-for receiving each ofsaid pins whereby the hanger is'pivotally and detachably supported on said arm. v

2. A support of the character described comprising a bracket, aplurality ot arms, said arms being of substantially "ti-shape form andprogressively increasing in length to allow the nesting of one armwithin the other, and stop pins carried by certain. of the arms adaptedto engage in recesses formed in adjacent arms for limiting the swingingmovement of said arms in "one direction. I H I 3. A: support of thecharacter'describ'ed comprising a bracket, a plurality of arms, saidarms-being of substantial-1y:Ushape form and progressively increasing inlength to allow the nesting of one arm within the other, stop pinscarried by certain, of the arms adapted to engage in recesses formed inadjacent brackets forlimiting the swinging movement of said arms in onedirection, and a lip formed on said bracket forlimit ing the swingingmovement of said arms in the otherdirectio-n. r 4. In combination, asupport comprising a plurality of substantially U-shaped armsprogressively increasing in length and mounted I to-swing about a commonaxis,

hangers each including a pivot pin, and

slot and opening in each of said arms for receiving each of said pinswhereby the hanger is pivotally and detachably supported onsaid arm. I

' 5. In comblnation, a supportcomprising I a plurality of substantiallyU-shaped arms progressively increasing in length and mounted to swingabout a common axis, hangers pivotally and detaohably' supported on'saidarms, and means for limiting the swinging movement of said arms in onedirectionin which the arms occupy anesting position so that the hangerscan occupy parallel spaced positions. a

6. In combination, a support mounted for a common axis, hangerspivotally and detachabl-y supported on said arms and means "for limitingthe swinging movement of said arms in one direction'in which the arms'00-- cupy nesting position so that the hangers can occupy parallelspaced positions, I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this'specification.

J. A. PYPER;

